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Missiles and Rockets was a professional trade periodical developed in 1957 to facilitate the aerospace industry. This was a new industry at the time, built out of component parts that included the aeronautic, electronic, and automotive industries, as well as research science. The US government's Cold War and science-based decision to fund satellite research at a high level in 57 was an abrupt development, following years of low levels of funding. The result was a "gold rush" mentality...

GOLD MEDAL FLOUR COOK BOOK

32,976 33K

1910 1910

by Washburn-Crosby Co

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( 3 reviews )
Topic: Recipes

30,462 30K

Graphic presentation

1939 1939

by Brinton, Willard Cope, 1880-

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512p. 23cm
( 3 reviews )
Topic: Graphic methods

37,144 37K

The first book of bees

1952 1952

by Tibbets, Albert B

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68 p. 23 cm
Topic: Bees

30,006 30K

The first book of plants

1953 1953

by Dickinson, Alice

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93 p. : 22 cm
Topic: Botany

24,768 25K

Processed World Zine

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Processed World magazine was founded in 1981 by a small group of dissidents, mostly in their twenties, who were then working in San Francisco's financial district. The magazine's creators found themselves using their only marketable skill after years of university education: “handling information.” In spite of being employed in offices as “temps,” few really thought of themselves as “office workers.” More common was the hopeful assertion that they were photographers, writers,...

Index of Army motion pictures, film strips, slides, and phono-recordings

102,759 103K

1959 1959

by United States. Dept. of the Army. [from old catalog]

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v. 24 cm
Topics: United States. Army, Military art and science -- Film catalogs. [from old catalog]

35,097 35K

The first book of water

1952 1952

by Norling, Josephine (Stearns) 1895-

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45 p. 23 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Water

42,890 43K

The Police blue book

1940 1940

by International Association of Chiefs of Police

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"A directory of national, state and provincial, county and municipal police and other criminal justice agencies and their executive personnel in the United States, Canada and principal foreign countries."
Topics: Police, Law enforcement

21,650 22K

Gumbo ya-ya

1945 1945

by Louisiana Writers' Project; Saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946; Dreyer, Edward; Tallant, Robert, 1909-1957

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xiii, 581 p. 24 cm
Topics: Folklore -- Louisiana, Louisiana -- Social life and customs

International police, detective, sheriff, constable and identification directory, 1921-

33,556 34K

1921 1921

by General efficiency company, San Francisco. [from old catalog]

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v. 24 cm
Topics: Police, Detectives, Sheriffs, Constables

The American woman's cook book

28,254 28K

1939 1939

by Delineator Home Institute. Delineator cook book; Berolzheimer, Ruth

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vi, 816 p. : 21 cm
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Topics: Cookery, American, Cookery, cbk

Kriegstagebuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht

58,964 59K

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by Jacobsen, Hans-Adolf

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The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs

59,892 60K

1914 1914

by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912

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472 p. : 26 cm
( 8 reviews )
Topic: Birds -- North America

Polk's Bellingham and Whatcom County directory

20,209 20K

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called v.
Topics: Bellingham (Wash.) -- Directories, Whatcom County (Wash.) -- Directories

17,680 18K

Films

1953 1953

by Library of Congress; Library of Congress. Catalog Maintenance Division

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Compiled and edited by the Catalog Maintenance Division
Topics: Motion pictures, Filmstrips

Treason's peace; German dyes & American dupes

5,895 5.9K

1947 1947

by Ambruster, Howard Watson, 1878-1961

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ix, 438 p. 21 cm
Topics: Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Chemical industry -- United States,...

Public relations, Edward L. Bernays and the American scene; annotated bilbiogrpahy of, and reference guide to writings by and about Edward L. Bernays from 1917 to 1951

36,216 36K

1951 1951

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86 p. 26 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bernays, Edward L., 1891-, Public opinion -- Bilbiography.

4,820 4.8K

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Index of army motion pictures and related audio-visual aids

271,421 271K

1972 1972

by U. S. Dept. of the Army

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v. ; 28 cm
Topics: Military science -- Film catalogs, Audio-visual materials -- Catalogs

Practice and science of standard barbering; a practical and complete course of training in basic barber services and related barber science. Prepared especially for use by barber schools, barber students, barber apprentices, practicing barbers in preparation for barber state board examinations

33,933 34K

1951 1951

by Thorpe, Sidney Coyne, 1913-

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501 p. 21 cm
( 1 reviews )

7,695 7.7K

Motion Pictures 1960 to 1969

1971 1971

by Library of Congress, Copyright Office

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Motion Pictures, 1960-1969 is a cumulative catalog listing works registered in the Copyright Office in Classes L and M from January 1, 1960 through December 31, 1969. The entries contained in this volume may not reflect the complete Copyright Office record pertaining to a particular work. Contact the U.S. Copyright Office for information about any additional records that may exist. Although limited word searching of this volume is available, users are also advised to refer to the indexes...
Topic: Copyright Records - Motion Pictures

20,799 21K

1946 1946

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
Topic: Motion pictures

Polk's Portland city directory

2,443 2.4K

1962 1962

by R.L. Polk & Co

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None issued for 1919, 1922
Topics: Portland (Or.) -- Directories, Portland Metropolitan Area (Or.) -- Directories

Graphic methods for presenting facts

11,500 12K

1914 1914

by Brinton, Willard Cope, 1880-

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xii p., 1 l., 371 p. 26 cm
Topics: Graphic methods, Statistics

10,817 11K

Aerial Age

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Aerial Age was a professional periodical that began in 1915 and covered the emerging field of aircraft and flight. Capitalizing on the rapid development of aircraft and aviation technology during World War I, the publication covered the growth of this technology for both military and civilian use. The explosion in aircraft innovation that came along with the war created a brand new industry just coming into its own during the period of publication of Aerial Age, and the weekly provided all...

Men against the State : the expositors of individualist anarchism in America, 1827-1908

6,055 6.1K

1970 1970

by Martin, James Joseph, 1916-; Anarchism Collection (Library of Congress) DLC; Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

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"Paper cover edition ... incorporating minor changes"--p. [ii]
Topic: Anarchism

Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition Vol XXVI

50,929 51K

1911 1911

by Encyclopedia Britannica Company

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Submarine Mines to Tom-Tom
Topic: Arts, Sciences, Literature, and General Information

11,491 11K

1957 1957

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Motion Pictures

New York city guide; a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond

20,341 20K

1939 1939

by Federal Writers' Project (N.Y.)

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"Books about New York": p. [625]-635
Topics: African Americans -- New York (State) New York, New York (N.Y.) -- Guidebooks, Harlem (New York,...

The turning wheel; the story of General Motors through twenty-five years, 1908-1933

12,383 12K

1934 1934

by Pound, Arthur, 1884-1966

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Bibliography: p. 491-499
Topics: General Motors Corporation, General Motors Company, Automobile industry and trade -- United States

Treasure island, "the magic city," 1939-1940; the story of the Golden gate international exposition

19,939 20K

1941 1941

by James, Jack; Weller, Earle Vonard, 1890- joint author

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Bibliographical references in "Acknowledgment" (5th prelim. leaf)
Topic: Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)

11,484 11K

Magic motorways

1940 1940

by Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958

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297 p. 27 cm
Topics: Roads -- United States, Traffic regulations -- United States, Automobiles

13,287 13K

1959 1959

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
Topic: Motion Pictures

19,943 20K

Spring 3100

1988 1988

by New York (N.Y.). Police Dept

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Title from cover
Topics: New York (N.Y.). Police Dept, Police

19,564 20K

1958 1958

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
Topic: Motion Pictures

18,203 18K

The first book of birds

1951 1951

by Williamson, Margaret, 1924-

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69 p. : 23 cm
Topic: Birds

15,698 16K

Toward soviet America

1932 1932

by Foster, William Z., 1881-1961

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viii, 343 p. 21 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Capitalism -- United States, Socialism, Communism -- United States, United States -- Economic...

15,310 15K

1946 1946

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
Topic: Motion pictures

Traffic engineering handbook

15,894 16K

1950 1950

by Institute of Traffic Engineers; Evans, Henry King

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Includes bibliographies
Topics: Traffic engineering, Traffic accidents

Aero Digest

4,369 4.4K

Aero – Digest

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8,982 9.0K

1946 1946

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
Topic: Moving-pictures

12,624 13K

1946 1946

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Topic: Moving-pictures

Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and San Leandro street address telephone directory

22,936 23K

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by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company

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Description based on: Sept. 1944
Topics: Oakland (Calif.) -- Telephone directories, Alameda County (Calif.) -- Telephone directories

The red network; a "who's who" and handbook of radicalism for patriots

21,317 21K

1934 1934

by Dilling, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, 1894-1966

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3 p.l., 9-352 p. 22 cm
Topics: Communism -- United States 1917- [from old catalog], Socialism -- United States, Socialists --...

San Francisco Cinematheque Program Notes

6,130 6.1K

1999 1999

by San Francisco Cinematheque

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21,403 21K

Moving image review

Apr 5, 1988 04/88

by Northeast Historic Film (Organization)

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v. : 28 cm
Topics: Northeast Historic Film (Organization), Motion pictures -- Preservation Maine Bucksport

Rhode Island, a guide to the smallest state

11,284 11K

1937 1937

by Federal Writers' Project. Rhode Island

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Bibliography: p. [475]-479
Topics: Rhode Island, Rhode Island -- Guidebooks

The principles of scientific management

35,288 35K

1911 1911

by Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915

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2 p. l., [7]-77 p. 23 cm
Topic: Industrial efficiency

How we advertised America; the first telling of the amazing story of the Committee on public information that carried the gospel of Americanism to every corner of the globe

18,640 19K

1920 1920

by Creel, George, 1876-1953. [from old catalog]

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xvii, [1] 466, [1] p. 23 cm
Topics: United States. Committee on public information. [from old catalog], World War, 1914-1918 -- Public...

Sunset all-western cook book; how to select, prepare, cook, and serve all typically western food products

8,485 8.5K

1933 1933

by Callahan, Genevieve A. (Genevieve Anne), b. 1897

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vii, 216 p. 23 cm
Topics: Cookery, American -- Western style, cbk

How to know people by their hands

23,204 23K

1938 1938

by Ranald, Josef

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3 p. l., 144 p., 4 l. 20 cm
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Topic: Palmistry

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19,201 19K

1961 1961

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Imprint varies -Aug. 1968: Wheaton, Ill. : Brookhill Division, Ojibway Press
Topic: Motion Pictures

12,489 12K

1946 1946

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Topic: Moving-pictures

Beyond the ionosphere : fifty years of satellite communication

13,380 13K

1997 1997

by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. History Office; Butrica, Andrew J

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index
Topic: Artificial satellites in telecommunication

4,772 4.8K

Butterflies

1997 1997

by Gallimard Jeunesse (Publisher); Delafosse, Claude; Héliadore, ill

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Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and different kinds of butterflies. Features see-through pages that change the pictures
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Topics: Butterflies, Moths, Toy and movable books

New Orleans city guide, written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the city of New Orleans

21,033 21K

1938 1938

by Federal Writers' Project (New Orleans, La.)

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13,134 13K

Oregon, end of the trail

1940 1940

by Writers' program. Oregon

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ill.
Topics: Oregon., Oregon -- Guidebooks

Military geography for professionals and the public

22,147 22K

1998 1998

by Collins, John M., 1921-

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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Military geography

6,035 6.0K

The first book of trees

1951 1951

by Cormack, Maribelle, 1902-

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93 p. : 23 cm
Topic: Trees

11,341 11K

Lodging for a night

Apr 4, 1938 04/38

by Hines, Duncan, 1880- [from old catalog]

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v. 19 cm
Topics: Hotels -- United States, Lodging-houses. [from old catalog]

Motion Pictures 1894 to 1912

18,157 18K

Fashion is spinach

1938 1938

by Hawes, Elizabeth, 1903-1971

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x, 336 p. 22 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Fashion, Clothing and dress, Costume design

3,869 3.9K

1953 1953

by Library of Congress, Copyright Office

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This catalog of motion pictures copyrighted in the United States includes all motion pictures registered from January 9, 1894 to January 23, 1913. The entries contained in this volume may not reflect the complete Copyright Office record pertaining to a particular work. Contact the U.S. Copyright Office for information about any additional records that may exist. Although limited word searching of this volume is available, users are also advised to refer to the indexes included in the...
( 2 reviews )
Topic: Copyright Records - Motion Pictures

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Motion Pictures 1950 to 1959

1960 1960

by Library of Congress, Copyright Office

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Motion Pictures, 1950-1959, is a cumulative catalog listing works registered in the Copyright Office in Classes L and M from January 1, 1950 through December 31, 1959. The entries contained in this volume may not reflect the complete Copyright Office record pertaining to a particular work. Contact the U.S. Copyright Office for information about any additional records that may exist. Although limited word searching of this volume is available, users are also advised to refer to the indexes...
Topic: Copyright Records - Motion Pictures

23,951 24K

Spring 3100

1988 1988

by New York (N.Y.). Police Dept

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Title from cover
Topics: New York (N.Y.). Police Dept, Police

Business as a system of power

8,743 8.7K

1943 1943

by Brady, Robert A. (Robert Alexander), 1901-

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Bibliography: p. [321]-330
Topics: Industries, Trade and professional associations, Democracy

Atomic energy for military purposes; the official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945

14,726 15K

1945 1945

by Smyth, Henry De Wolf, 1898-

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vii, 308 p. 20 cm
Topics: Atomic bomb, Nuclear energy

Telephone directory for communities in San Mateo County

14,408 14K

1955 1955

by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company

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"February 1955."
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Telephone

California : a guide to the Golden state

18,090 18K

1939 1939

by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 694-698) and index
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Automobile travel -- California Guidebooks, Automobile travel -- Guidebooks, California --...

6,390 6.4K

National magazine ..

1903 1903

by Brayley, Arthur Wellington, 1863- [from old catalog] ed; Tarbell, Arthur Wilson, 1872- [from old catalog] ed; Chapple, Joseph Mitchell, 1867- [from old catalog] ed

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61 v. in 60 24-34 cm

4,762 4.8K

The Century magazine

1881 1881

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Poole's index to periodical literature